Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Senior Divorce Rates on the Rise

The number of older couples finding their way
to a San Jose divorce lawyer has
been increasing.According to new
statistics from a study conducted by researchers at Bowling Green State
University, divorce rates involving adults above the age of 50, doubled between
1990 and 2010.

The study of senior divorces found that the
divorce rate for senior citizens was 2.5 times higher for those who were in
their 2nd marriages, compared to first marriages.Now that baby boomers are entering
their 60s, it is likely that we may see an increase in the number of divorce
rates, as people who have remarried find their marriages crumbling.

The reason why divorce rates are increasing
in the above-50 category is the fact that people are now living much longer
than they did a few decades ago.That means that more seniors are asking themselves whether they want to
live in unhappy, or less than satisfying, marriages with the same spouses that
they married many years ago.

Financial independence also seems to be a key
reason why so many older women choose divorce as an option, compared to just a
few decades back.Women are more
economically independent than their mothers and grandmothers were, and have the
financial ability to take care of themselves.

Besides, in the case of couples who are above
50 years of age, the children are grown up, and may not really be an issue to
worry about.This is unlike in the
case of younger couples, who may decide to stay together purely for the sake of
the children.

Among other findings in the study was the
fact that the United States now has the highest divorce rate in the world.About 45% of marriages in the United
States are now expected to end with a trip to a divorce lawyer.